~ Thanks for the reviews. I love you all. This happens to be a mixture of POVs. Some is Colin, some is Anna, and some is *gasp* Dominique. Please enjoy. ~
~Anna~
I picked the young hunter up. I then brought her and myself to Single Earth. I had never been in one of the hospitals, but I knew no one would hurt me. Or at least I hope no one would. I felt my older sister's aura before I had even entered. I walked in feeling kind of uneasy. Caryn was walking down the hall, but she looked up and saw me. She froze, I froze, but Jesse did not. She stirred in my arms, though she was weakened by blood loss. Chaos had taken a lot of blood from her. I walked into one of the rooms, my sister staring after me blankly. I laid Jesse down on the small single bed. She rolled and stretched into a comfortable position and fell into a deep sleep once again. She had a few minor injuries; not from Chaos but from the trouble she went through getting into the his house. Her wrist would probably take twice as long to heal, after all that trouble getting in the window. My sister walked in then; I pulled out the hunter's knife and laid it on the table next to her. My sister looked at me as if I were a ghost. I hated the raw pain I felt in her aura. Why was she still hurting? I didn't understand. I had died two years ago. I wished that I could go back and do it all over again. My sister decided to heal Jesse's wounds; she ignored the girl's wrist though. Obviously, Dominique had told her not to heal it. That was the only person that a witch would listen to and take orders from. If Dominique had not told her my sister would have healed the wound immediately. When Caryn finished her work, she turned to me.
"Anna, how are you?" The question was so full of warmth that I felt like explaining everything to Caryn. But that is too much information too just dump on someone.
"I'm fine, Caryn. Please make sure Dominique doesn't get too angry at her." Caryn gave a small grin and looked down at Jesse. The rest of her face looked so sad. I felt like I had disappointed her, and everyone else. I'm such a failure. I stood to leave, but she grabbed my arm.
"Anna, please don't get yourself killed. I don't care if you are a vampire or a witch. Just don't put yourself in trouble's path. Okay?" I nodded and gave her a warm smile. I then disappeared. I sometimes just wish my life would just end.
~Colin~
When I got on the bus and saw Jesse's seat was empty, I frowned. Something was wrong if she wasn't at school. My sister sat down in the back of the bus, as usual. I sat in Jesse's seat, although it was mine as well; I always sat here. I hope she wasn't hurt.
The school day felt excruciatingly long. I rode home on the bus and the silence in the seat next to me made my heart ache. Sure, we had only went out on one date, but she was my friend. I may want her badly as a lover but I would always love her as a friend; even if she didn't return the love. When I walked into my house, I practically ran to the phone and pounded the phone's digits. I heard a cold voice, that I assumed was Dominique's, pick up.
"Hello?"
"Is Jesse there?"
"She can't come to the phone right now. Can I take a message?" I prayed to God that nothing was seriously wrong with her.
"Please tell her to call Colin ri-" Before I could finish my sentence, Dominique's cold, demanding voice cut through my own.
"Wait, she's coming." In the background I heard Dominique's muffled voice telling Jesse to keep the call down to five minutes. Thank God. Nothing was seriously wrong with her if she could talk on the phone.
"Colin?" Her voice made me sigh in relief. I had wanted to hear it all day.
"Are you okay? I mean you weren't in school. You had me worried." Silence. It lasted for a while.
"I'm okay, Colin. Don't worry about it. I got my knife back." I had told her not to go after that damned vampire. Her hunting was top priority.
"Well, are you happy? You couldn't sound more enthusiastic if you tried." She chuckled at that, and I felt my mood brighten. She had that effect on me.
"Yeah, I'm ecstatic. I earned myslef at least another two weeks with a broken wrist. Not to mention I'm feeling a little light-headed. But other than that, I'm just peachy." Light-headed, hmm?
"Were you fed on?" She paused. I knew she had been fed on. She just didn't want to admit to it.
"Colin, can we go out somewhere tonight?" I felt my jaw drop. She was asking me out? I would be an idiot if I didn't go.
"Sure. Where do you want to go?" I was in bliss. Two nights in a row.
"Away from my house. Just a walk, maybe." Family trouble. What had she done now?
"What happened?"
"I'll explain when you get here."
"I'll be over in five." With that I pulled on tennis shoes and a jacket and rushed over to get Jesse. To get her away from the people she was supposed to be dependent upon. They didn't seem very helpful to me.
~Dominique~
That Triste boy called for Jesse. I was reluctant to let her talk, but she had snatched the phone from me. I let my aura run over hers; it was a warning. "Be off in ten minutes. I have people to call." Jesse had rolled her eyes and said okay. I must have the most untrained children. Adianna was even breaking now. They sickened me. I had raised them in controlled environments and they still turned out like this. I would not allow them to put shame on our line any longer. The Aruns were starting to look better than us, and they were part leech. How outrageous. I walked into my office, to look up my newest kill. It had been a young vampire. I typed in the word 'killed' under his status. Every vampire had a file. Except for the one named Chaos, who seemed to appear out of thin air. This did not bother me in the least. He would have one soon enough. My daughter came in, Jesse that is, and told me she was leaving. I nodded. At least she was telling me that she was leaving. More than she had done the first time she had fought Chaos. I still had not forgiven the act.
I left my office after Jesse left to go hunting. What else was there to do?
~ Sorry if Dominique sounds out of character, I tried to make her sound as cold as humanly imaginable; that's really hard if you've ever tried. Anyways, Read and Review. If the Dominique thing is that horrible, I'll repost the chapter with a different personality for her. ~
~Anna~
I picked the young hunter up. I then brought her and myself to Single Earth. I had never been in one of the hospitals, but I knew no one would hurt me. Or at least I hope no one would. I felt my older sister's aura before I had even entered. I walked in feeling kind of uneasy. Caryn was walking down the hall, but she looked up and saw me. She froze, I froze, but Jesse did not. She stirred in my arms, though she was weakened by blood loss. Chaos had taken a lot of blood from her. I walked into one of the rooms, my sister staring after me blankly. I laid Jesse down on the small single bed. She rolled and stretched into a comfortable position and fell into a deep sleep once again. She had a few minor injuries; not from Chaos but from the trouble she went through getting into the his house. Her wrist would probably take twice as long to heal, after all that trouble getting in the window. My sister walked in then; I pulled out the hunter's knife and laid it on the table next to her. My sister looked at me as if I were a ghost. I hated the raw pain I felt in her aura. Why was she still hurting? I didn't understand. I had died two years ago. I wished that I could go back and do it all over again. My sister decided to heal Jesse's wounds; she ignored the girl's wrist though. Obviously, Dominique had told her not to heal it. That was the only person that a witch would listen to and take orders from. If Dominique had not told her my sister would have healed the wound immediately. When Caryn finished her work, she turned to me.
"Anna, how are you?" The question was so full of warmth that I felt like explaining everything to Caryn. But that is too much information too just dump on someone.
"I'm fine, Caryn. Please make sure Dominique doesn't get too angry at her." Caryn gave a small grin and looked down at Jesse. The rest of her face looked so sad. I felt like I had disappointed her, and everyone else. I'm such a failure. I stood to leave, but she grabbed my arm.
"Anna, please don't get yourself killed. I don't care if you are a vampire or a witch. Just don't put yourself in trouble's path. Okay?" I nodded and gave her a warm smile. I then disappeared. I sometimes just wish my life would just end.
~Colin~
When I got on the bus and saw Jesse's seat was empty, I frowned. Something was wrong if she wasn't at school. My sister sat down in the back of the bus, as usual. I sat in Jesse's seat, although it was mine as well; I always sat here. I hope she wasn't hurt.
The school day felt excruciatingly long. I rode home on the bus and the silence in the seat next to me made my heart ache. Sure, we had only went out on one date, but she was my friend. I may want her badly as a lover but I would always love her as a friend; even if she didn't return the love. When I walked into my house, I practically ran to the phone and pounded the phone's digits. I heard a cold voice, that I assumed was Dominique's, pick up.
"Hello?"
"Is Jesse there?"
"She can't come to the phone right now. Can I take a message?" I prayed to God that nothing was seriously wrong with her.
"Please tell her to call Colin ri-" Before I could finish my sentence, Dominique's cold, demanding voice cut through my own.
"Wait, she's coming." In the background I heard Dominique's muffled voice telling Jesse to keep the call down to five minutes. Thank God. Nothing was seriously wrong with her if she could talk on the phone.
"Colin?" Her voice made me sigh in relief. I had wanted to hear it all day.
"Are you okay? I mean you weren't in school. You had me worried." Silence. It lasted for a while.
"I'm okay, Colin. Don't worry about it. I got my knife back." I had told her not to go after that damned vampire. Her hunting was top priority.
"Well, are you happy? You couldn't sound more enthusiastic if you tried." She chuckled at that, and I felt my mood brighten. She had that effect on me.
"Yeah, I'm ecstatic. I earned myslef at least another two weeks with a broken wrist. Not to mention I'm feeling a little light-headed. But other than that, I'm just peachy." Light-headed, hmm?
"Were you fed on?" She paused. I knew she had been fed on. She just didn't want to admit to it.
"Colin, can we go out somewhere tonight?" I felt my jaw drop. She was asking me out? I would be an idiot if I didn't go.
"Sure. Where do you want to go?" I was in bliss. Two nights in a row.
"Away from my house. Just a walk, maybe." Family trouble. What had she done now?
"What happened?"
"I'll explain when you get here."
"I'll be over in five." With that I pulled on tennis shoes and a jacket and rushed over to get Jesse. To get her away from the people she was supposed to be dependent upon. They didn't seem very helpful to me.
~Dominique~
That Triste boy called for Jesse. I was reluctant to let her talk, but she had snatched the phone from me. I let my aura run over hers; it was a warning. "Be off in ten minutes. I have people to call." Jesse had rolled her eyes and said okay. I must have the most untrained children. Adianna was even breaking now. They sickened me. I had raised them in controlled environments and they still turned out like this. I would not allow them to put shame on our line any longer. The Aruns were starting to look better than us, and they were part leech. How outrageous. I walked into my office, to look up my newest kill. It had been a young vampire. I typed in the word 'killed' under his status. Every vampire had a file. Except for the one named Chaos, who seemed to appear out of thin air. This did not bother me in the least. He would have one soon enough. My daughter came in, Jesse that is, and told me she was leaving. I nodded. At least she was telling me that she was leaving. More than she had done the first time she had fought Chaos. I still had not forgiven the act.
I left my office after Jesse left to go hunting. What else was there to do?
~ Sorry if Dominique sounds out of character, I tried to make her sound as cold as humanly imaginable; that's really hard if you've ever tried. Anyways, Read and Review. If the Dominique thing is that horrible, I'll repost the chapter with a different personality for her. ~
